Police: Children play with handgun, 1 shot in head

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HAYDEN, Idaho (AP) - Police in northern Idaho say a 7-year-old boy has been shot in the head after two unsupervised children played with a handgun and it discharged.

The Kootenai County Sheriff's Office says deputies responded at about 7 a.m. Saturday to the Midtown Mobile Park in Hayden.

Police say the boy was struck by a small caliber bullet.

He was taken to Kootenai Health in Coeur d'Alene and then transferred to Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital in Spokane, Washington. A hospital spokeswoman on Sunday said he was listed in critical but stable condition.

The sheriff's office didn't release details about which child was holding the gun when it fired.